Threats Affecting Sri Lanka

Beginning in August 2025, a sophisticated intrusion was discovered where attackers used log poisoning techniques to deploy a web shell on vulnerable phpMyAdmin panels. The threat actors exploited misconfigured web applications to plant China Chopper web shells, controlled via AntSword, before deploying Nezha, an open-source monitoring tool, to facilitate remote command execution. This led to the deployment of Ghost RAT on compromised systems. Analysis revealed over 100 compromised machines, predominantly located in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The attackers demonstrated technical proficiency through multi-stage operations, utilizing AWS and VPS infrastructure, with indicators pointing to China-nexus threat actors. The campaign highlights increasing abuse of legitimate publicly available tools to achieve malicious objectives while maintaining plausible deniability.

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A South Asian financial institution was targeted with two custom malware components: BRUSHWORM, a modular backdoor, and BRUSHLOGGER, a keylogger. BRUSHWORM features anti-analysis checks, encrypted configuration, scheduled task persistence, modular payload downloading, USB worm propagation, and extensive file theft. BRUSHLOGGER uses DLL side-loading to capture system-wide keystrokes with window context tracking. The malware's low sophistication and implementation flaws suggest an inexperienced author, possibly using AI code-generation tools. Multiple testing versions were discovered on VirusTotal, indicating iterative development. The malware components combine to create a functional collection platform with modular loading, USB propagation, broad file theft, air-gap bridging, and persistent keystroke capture.

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A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /admin/add-brand.php of Phpgurukul Vehicle Record Management System v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the brandname parameter.

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Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the component /admin/edit-vehicle.php of Phpgurukul Vehicle Record Management System v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the vehiclename, modelnumber, regnumber, vehiclesubtype, chasisnum and enginenumber parameters.

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A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /admin/profile.php of Phpgurukul Vehicle Record Management System v1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via injecting a crafted payload into the Mobile Number parameter.

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A security vulnerability has been detected in PHPGurukul Student Record Management System up to 1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /edit-course.php. Such manipulation of the argument Course Short Name leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

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A security flaw has been discovered in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WPA2 PSK. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability was found in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09. This affects an unknown function of the component Telnet Service/SSH Service. The manipulation results in insecure default initialization of resource. The attack can only be performed from the local network. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability has been found in Beetel 777VR1 up to 01.00.09. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability was determined in PHPGurukul Hospital Management System 4.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file /admin/manage-users.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

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